Student perceptions of effective use of tablet PC recorded lectures in undergraduate mathematics courses
Tablet PCs have been increasingly used in undergraduate courses to create recorded lectures that are close copies of the live lectures. Research has shown that students are largely positive about the availability of tablet PC recorded lectures. However, there is some concern that the
availability of such faithful recordings may encourage students to miss live lectures, which may in turn lead to lower achievement in the course. In this study, we surveyed students on their use of recorded lectures in two large undergraduate mathematics courses. We investigated patterns in
their use of recorded lectures and live lecture attendance, how and why they used recorded lectures and how this use was associated with their final grade. The results suggest that the practice of missing live lectures intentionally because the recordings were available was not associated
with final grade. However, those respondents who intended to watch more recorded lectures than they actually did achieved significantly lower grades.
Keywords: tablet PC recorded lectures; technology; undergraduate mathematics education
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: School of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2: Department of Mathematics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Publication date: 15 June 2011
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